New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Frontline indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, extended losses to the third consecutive session on Wednesday, January 21, amid heightened geopolitical uncertainties, relentless FII selling, and mixed Q3 earnings.

The Sensex fell 271 points, or 0.33%, to end at 81,909.63, while the Nifty 50 settled at 25,157.50, down 75 points, or 0.30%. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices lost 1% and 0.80%, respectively.

Investors lost about Rs.2 lakh crore in a single session as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped to Rs.454 lakh crore from Rs.456 lakh crore in the previous session.

The Indian stock market witnessed an across-the-board selloff amid persisting geopolitical and geoeconomic uncertainties, r...